Call Return

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Hi Guys

I am trying to write a macro for a call return so for example

Anyone in the company transfers a call to another extension and it is not answered etc it must return to the person who did the transfer

I have got it working but if the call originates externally for example someone calls in to the switchboard and they transfer it then it tries to return to the outside caller.

As doing a return to ${EXTEN}) wont work as that is the external party.

How do I declare a variable from the extension dialed?

So for example when 200 dials 201 I can capture the calling party(in this case 200) and declare it as a variable?

2 thoughts on - Call Return

  • You need to set a variable quite early in your extension logic, using a Set command;

    Set(dialled=${EXTEN})

    and then later you can retrieve it as ${dialled} . This variable will persist across context jumps, even although ${EXTEN} may have changed.

  • Hi Aj

    Can you perhaps show me an example as to how you would do it as I have tried setting it very early but still doesn’t work

    Kind Regards

    Andrew Colin

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    You need to set a variable quite early in your extension logic, using a Set command;

    Set(dialled=${EXTEN})

    and then later you can retrieve it as ${dialled} . This variable will persist across context jumps, even although ${EXTEN} may have changed.

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